Gruenloh’s plays take the stage in St. Louis, Myrtle Beach

Two plays by Taylor Gruenloh, lecturer in arts, languages and philosophy, have upcoming premieres this spring. The plays and venues are:

“Adverse Effects” is a drama about a Midwestern, middle-class married couple struggling with the unexpected death of their daughter while battling against the interests of pharmaceutical representatives, medical researchers and a local journalist looking for the truth. It runs from Thursday, March 22, to Sunday, April 15, on the Atlantic Stage at Myrtle Beach Mall in South Carolina.

“Purple Heart City” is a drama about a family in a small community dealing with radiation exposure after nuclear waste leaks into a nearby creek. The play runs from Friday, March 16, through Sunday, March 25, at the Tesseract Theatre Company in St. Louis.